Why buy a preamplifier

That is understandable. Using a 5AR4 rectifier tube is not cheap, but it is the Gold Standard. PrimaLuna goes even further using two 5AR4 rectifier tubes in a dual-mono design to present your music with a three-dimensionality that will give you goosebumps.

C: The best tube preamps are dual-mono. Easier said than done because to achieve a true dual-mono design means two power transformers and all the regulation circuits. In effect, dual-mono means building two discrete and separate preamps into one box. This is a rarity even at the highest price points. All PrimaLuna preamps have been dual-mono from the beginning.

D: The best tube preamps use analogue volume controls. Not volume control chips. PrimaLuna prefers analogue. E: If you could have it all. You would want point to point wiring in the signal path. This is a true rarity. Contract factories overseas stuff circuit boards with parts and those circuit boards are then bolted into a box in the USA; and you are told it's an American product. Never buy a preamplifier with an internal DAC.

Does one override the other or is this combination incompatible? So sounding really obtuse…just getting into this I have several questions. One, when I buy a turntable I have to have a receiver between the table and the speakers? Three, can I get a turntable that hooks up to a set of speakers by wire? And also be capable of playing records wirelessly. Thank you for clearing up my confusion in advance. Or does it matter? I know the turntable does not have built-in pre-amp, but amplifier does.

Still the volume is extremely low compared to CD, for example. I tried using an in-line, external pre-amp to boost signal, but it produces a loud hum, if I run it through phono input of amplifier. If I run it through direct line with external pre-amp, the volume is low, again. I also tried connecting turntable to a different amp with the external pre-amp, which also was not very loud.

By process of elimination, I assume the issue is with the turntable, which is only a year old and hardly used at all. Any ideas? I got an audio technica lp60 recently, that is equipped with a preamp and Is not Bluetooth. Great article. I need to know the appropriate amount of gain for my setup. I have tried the 42db, but has alot of hiss,great sound,but is succeptible to feedback at a lower volume.

I am currently on the 30db setting,lowered the hiss and feedback, but have to use more volume on my receiver, which is to be expected. The higher seeing seems to have a little more umph, but with the noted drawbacks. Any suggestions? The hiss is pretty bad at any dB setting but worse at the highest. Again, agree that the 42 dB sounds the best for low end. Really hoping someone can give some advice on this.

Is there anything I can do to reduce the hiss or should I buy a new preamp. With turntable turned off the hiss is there.

I lowered mine to 30db preamp gain, used my Dolby offset volume source volume, if you have it in my Anthem MX receiver to pickup just a little bit that i needed, really helped that feedback issue.

Still sounds great! I am looking to buy a Mobile Fidelity Ultra with a mm turntable. Would I need an external pre amp to make this system sound better? Or do I even need one at all? Thanx for your advice. God bless. Something I still do not understand about phono preamps. They are supposed to give better audio, but a phone preamp is always plugged into an amp and that amp is the device feeding audio to your speakers.

Does the amp not reprocess the signal from the preamp? Your email address will not be published. Basically, if you decide you want to add an external phono preamp to your setup, you still can. And should! The phono preamp is just one component in your hi-fi system and it is nowhere near the most important. Your speakers and turntable both should command a much larger chunk of your hi-fi budget.

But even if you have an entry-level hi-fi system, a dedicated phono preamp has the potential to make a dramatic difference. And why you might consider upgrading. Read the Story. Learn more here. Two sought-after Neumann Vb preamp modules from the early s. Better sound quality: This becomes most evident at higher gain settings. High quality external preamps are equipped with more sophisticated circuitry that retains full transparency even at their highest gain settings.

More gain: The built-in preamps of an audio interface rarely offer more than 60 dB gain, often less. Low output dynamic mics, such as ribbons, may require up to 70 dB, sometimes even more. A special sound character: This is perhaps the most common reason to buy an external preamp. The built-in preamps of audio interfaces usually sound fairly clean and transparent, but if you fancy a special flavor, e.